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"  Maggie Pace, 38 Pick Up Sticks Knitting patterns, kits Oakland Launched 2003 My mom taught me to knit, and after spending 10 years as a journalist I knew I wanted to make beautiful things again. I learned to write felted patterns when I was on bed rest during my second pregnancy. Once on my feet, I went to yarn stores in our area and began selling them. Things really took off after my first trade show. Within two hours, I had two offers to write a book. I went into the bathroom and started sobbing.  Read a Web-exclusive interview with Maggie   View more Web-exclusive interviews with the 2008 Women Entrepreneurs   View all the 2008 Women Entrepreneurs "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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